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Welcome to Robinson ...

Robinson is located in Windsor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Robinson is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Robinson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Robinson: 802

Communities Also Named Robinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 56 communities that are also named Robinson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2), Wisconsin (2), Wyoming and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robinson.

Communities near Robinson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Robinson.

  • Rutland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Middlebury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Randolph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
  • Rutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Royalton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Royalton is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
  • Pittsford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • West Rutland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Bethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bethel is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
  • Warren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Warren is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Robinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robinson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Robinson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson. See our Newspapers Page for Robinson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robinson ...

Looking for more information about Robinson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Robinson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Robinson.

Adding Robinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robinson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Robinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Robinson post office opened in 1904. The Robinson post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/